This green and growing land : environmental activism in American history / Kevin C. Armitage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armitage, Kevin C., author.

Series:

American ways series

The American ways series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism--United States--History.

Environmentalism.

Non-governmental organizations--Political activity.

Non-governmental organizations.

United States.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

"In This Green and Growing Land: Evnironmental Activism in American History, historian Kevin C. Armitage shows how the story of American enviornmentalism -- part philosophy, part social movement -- is in no small way a story of America itself, the way citizens have self-organizd, how they have thought of their communities and their government, and how they have used their power to protect and enrich the land. Armitage skillfully analyzes the economic and social forces begetting environmental change and emphasizes the reponses of a variety of ordinary Americans -- as well as a few well-known leaders -- to these complex issues. This concise and engaging survey of more than 250 years of activism tells the story of a magnificent American achievement -- and the ongoing problems that environmentalism faces."-- Dust jacket.

Contents:

The horns in Dock Creek

The science and nature of empathy

A wilderness society

Progressive publics and the social natural order

A green New Deal

Damming the arid West

The atomic body politic

Abundance in the age of ecology

Science denial in the age of global disruption.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442237070

1442237074

OCLC:

995343552

Publisher Number:

99975321652